by Ashley Dale | Mar 30, 2016 | News
Here’s the GFAF report card on legislation with an impact on government transparency and free speech: what passed and what did not during the 2016 session, and whether it helps or hurts open government in Georgia. Check back frequently because GFAF will ask the...
by Ashley Dale | Mar 29, 2016 | News
Georgia’s annual legislative session ended on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Click here for the highs and lows of the transparency and First Amendment bills that passed through the General Assembly this year. Check back frequently because GFAF will ask the Governor...
by Ashley Dale | Mar 22, 2016 | News
From WSB-TV: Questionable timing, politics surround case against citizen journalist ATLANTA — March 21, 2016 A citizen journalist honored by several Georgia groups for increasing access to open government is now facing serious criminal charges after simply recording...
by Ashley Dale | Mar 15, 2016 | News
Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s right to know. In 2015,...
by Ashley Dale | Mar 11, 2016 | News
Click here for our updates on the latest developments, as of close of business March 11, 2016, at Georgia’s General Assembly. Currently, we are most actively monitoring SB 323 and SB 367. Please bring any other open government or First Amendment related...
by Ashley Dale | Mar 7, 2016 | News
Hi, here is our correspondence regarding a portion of Senate Bill 367. Please see more of our analysis of legislative bills in our March 2, 2016 Legislative Watch.